The Senate Budget Deal Proves Republicans Love Government Spending
The GOP leadership cheers on a bipartisan spending spree.
Budget Deficit
What About the Debt? Trump's SOTU Ignores a $20 Trillion Time Bomb
If a Republican president can't address a Republican-controlled Congress without paying lip service to the idea of cutting spending, what good are Republicans?
Avoiding a Government Shutdown Means Adding $30 Billion (at Least) to the Debt
The House-passed continuing resolution died Friday in the Senate, but any deal to keep the government operating will likely do similar damage to the deficit.
The Trump Tax Plan Is Government as Usual
Despite big promises, it fails in its primary mission: paying for the actual cost of government
Republicans Officially Give Up Trying to Cut Spending
After all that fuss from 2009 onward, Rand Paul is the last Republican left objecting to the continued growth of government.
Here Are the Cuts to Make Tax Reform Work
The problem that has long plagued reformers in the two controlling parties is the failure to put a stop to spending.
The Coming Federal Fiscal Binge
Ready for another round of tax cuts combined with spending increases?
Donald Trump's Fantasy World (Reason Podcast)
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch talk deficits, Chuck Berry, Gorsuch, and the Bezos bot.
Runaway Deficits Forever
Is anybody actually interested in balancing the federal budget?
Did Trump Absorb Any Libertarian Lessons on Foreign Policy? Q&A With Sen. Rand Paul
The Kentucky Republican on Bolton, Tillerson, and the fantasy that America can topple governments and replace them with something better.
Whatever Happened to a Balanced Budget?
Deficits aren't in the trillion dollar range anymore so that's supposed to be good.
Donald Trump's Deficit Reduction Numbers Are Total Nonsense
Trump says he can get $300 billion in cuts from $78 billion in spending. Er, what?
Here Come Big Budget Deficits!
Thanks to more spending, annual deficits will grow faster than expected.
5 Takeaways from the CBO's Latest Budget Report
Lower deficits for now, but debt remains on an unsustainable path.
The Democrats Have a New Warren/De Blasio, and He's Awful (UPDATED)
Rahm Emanuel challenger Chuy Garcia is setting progressive hearts aflutter, largely because his economic ideas are terrible
Paul Ryan's Doomed Budget Proposal Is Typical GOP Establishment Stuff
Less social welfare spending, more military spending! Cuts trillions from federal spending, but doesn't actually reduce federal spending.
White House Pushing Back over Obamacare CBO Report
Analysis says it will add to deficit an cost jobs
Deficits Will Start to Grow Again After 2015, According to CBO
Because of sluggish labor market
US Runs Budget Surplus in September, Federal Deficit Lowest Since 2008
Federal government took in 80 cents for each dollar spent over the year
Don't Look For Grown-Ups To Fix the Government Shutdown
President Obama and Speaker Boehner act like children
The Federal Government's Budget: Basic Facts You Need To Know
If we're to get even close to balancing the books, "mandatory" spending is in for deep cuts.
Talks on Deficit Reduction Faltering
White House talks with Senate Republicans not going anywhere
GOP Senators That Dined With Obama in March Complaining About Lack of Follow-Through
Deficit negotiations going nowhere
10 Takeaways from the Latest CBO Budget Projections
The congressional budget scorekeeper projects the next decade of revenues and spending.
Postal Service Lost $1.9 Billion in Second Quarter
Says it will lose more if Congress doesn't allow some cutbacks
House Conservatives to Introduce Own Budget Plan
Would eliminate deficit faster than Ryan's proposal
Obama to Meet Republican Lawmakers to Discuss the Budget
Trying to form a "common sense caucus"
